The Principle of Design

"Why do you want to waste your life merely doing something great for God when He invites you to do the impossible for Him?" What a question...

Nehemiah's prayer for his impossible task was short but full of power: "O God, strengthen my hands." God mightily and miraculously answered.

Second only to Jesus Christ, we find more written in the Bible about David than we do about any other person.

In this special two-part student session for young ladies, you will be reminded of just how practical it is to take all your dilemmas and...

Have you ever wondered if the spoken blessings of Biblical times could have any bearing on the success of your family today? Wonder no more!

Truth and Its Actual Effects upon Personal Living, Family and Society

The Principle of Success

In the midst of life's everyday circumstances, can you and your children identify basic Biblical principles at work? God's ways are often...

Spiritual Gifts: Overview

Steps to Maturity Through the Birth, Death and Supernatural Fulfillment of a Vision

What Today's Youth Can Do to Conquer Goliath and His Brothers Taming the tongue Identifying and conquering pride Avoiding hypocrisy...

Procrastination can be the assassination of your motivation, the dilapidation of your habitation, and much more!

Ever wondered what you should do while you’re waiting? Becky Keilen shares the questions God has asked her at this time in her life: Do I...

To ponder marriage is to address the second most important decision in all of life. Before and after the holy union commenced at the altar...

Two choices will have the greatest impact on your life. The first is your response to the Gospel. The second is your decision in whom you...

Each of us, as well as each of our children, have a part to play in the body of Christ and we can't fulfill that role by being like anyone...

Spiritual Gifts: Specific Characteristics, Misuses, Examples and Instructions

We all have ambitions: they probably seem very significant to us right now. But what do they look like from God's perspective? Until the...

"You can't always know when God is using you the most." Often when you wonder if God is even present, He will actually be performing His...

"When I became a man, I put away childish things." Entering adulthood is certainly a time of change. We pray for our teenagers and give...

Whether it is our father and mother, civil leaders or others in positions of leadership, these are the authorities God has appointed...

Children respond when dad makes an effort to get to know them one on one. If God’s purpose is to turn the heart of a busy father to his...

Do you need a living example of what it means to walk with God? We hear it said "Trust the Lord" but what does it mean, really? How do we...

Obstacles and distractions have a way of making us either bitter or better. Whatever happens we can trust that God's sovereign purpose will...

On the evening of September 10, 2001, pilot Steve Scheibner was packing for his assignment to fly American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston...

A straightforward exposition of Ephesians 5 brings a whole new meaning to the responsibilities and rewards of being a husband. What is my...

In biology, pressure is responsible for bringing about energy, life, and beauty. Who other than the tempter would suggest anything...

Have you ever wondered what the steps are between being a normal Christian and being greatly used by the Lord? This inspiring message...

Ever since the time Doug Small shared this simple message from Genesis 18 with our staff in Oak Brook, it has been a favorite, a kind of...

In commemoration of fifty years since the original Pineapple Story took place, The Legacy of Faith: Otto Koning documentary mini-series...

Saul had little warning when he was selected to rule as Israel’s king. But his heart was changed from that day forward. What about you?...

In the early twentieth centruy the American public school system was redesigned explicitly to destroy the family bond, thoroughly eliminate...

Never did changes or challenges take God by surprise. He allows them, certainly, but more than that He actually designs them all to arrive...

With God, hope can be a reality! In this motherly message, Teri Maxwell shares a testimony about four ways God helped her to be positive (...

What is the key to starting a successful business? Statistics show that 4 out of 100 businesses launched actually succeed. What are we...

Every son and daughter is different. What is the best way to come alongside your son or daughter as they learn to make decisions and...

How did Jim Elliot and his fellow missionaries bravely face certain death? How did a church congregation not deny Christ while facing...

When we think about the future we might naturally wonder about "God's will". But really what good would it do us if we merely know God's...

Having a to-do list is a good thing. From God's great, timeless perspective, how we do our to-do's, and for whom we do our to-do's is also...

A legendary collection of true missionary stories, filled with accounts of God's great faithfulness from almost every continent.

David may have never seen the Temple, but he had it in his heart. Ron Dunn and his wife may never have understood why their son was...

David Waller used to be single. Priscilla, too, of course. Now the two are happily married - to each other! So, what exactly did God use in...

Gil Bates has a clearly-stated goal for his family: to lead them in the Lord's ways. But the Lord had to coach him first. Gil's testimony...

Handling an accusation is one thing. Handling your husband's is another. And when more people--possibly the very people to whom you have...

When a Christian finds himself surrounded by a world of evil, what is the basic strategy he can follow to keep himself and his family...

Why would anyone choose the unconventional in life? John the Baptist was born to a line of high priests, and yet he chose to undergo his...

How early in life can a son or daughter put into words the purpose God has put in their heart? As parents know, it varies between children...

Immigration, terrorism, and anarchy. It seems these three issues would give any human being an excuse to feel like a victim. Yet are we...

Have you ever thought that Lot may have left Abraham because of the failures that he had seen in Abraham's personal life? For sons and...

Otto Koning tells the unbelievable true story of how God prepared the way for him, years in advance, to bring the long-awaited salvation...

"The Lord was not in the wind" ... "The Lord was not in the earthquake" ... "The Lord was not in the fire." Yet His still small voice was...

If it's wise to count the cost before making a major decision, you certainly want to count the cost before marriage. How do you do that?...

It has been said that one of the most captivating tactics a speaker can use is that of telling stories.

During the week of October 21-27, 2013 a team of more than seventy volunteers conducted a Journey to the Heart for three prisons...

Joshua had an inheritance to claim. Would God make good on His promise despite the overwhelming odds and the high waters of Jordan?

If the Christian worldview did not equally affect every area of life, those of us in the "secular" arena could relax our responsibility to...

Three high school boys decided to explore a cave in Tasmania after school one day. Bob Newhouse shares this true story–told to him at the...

In this thought-provoking session Rick Grubbs shares the wisdom of having a "latter end focus." As a father and former missionary he...

Comparing ourselves to others definitely isn't a wise thing to do. But we still tend to do it even beyond grade school. In a frank and...

You don't have to be a fish to know a hook when you see it ... or feel it. Reawakened guilt feels the same way and it will continue to...

"It's about time!" This exclamation is usually expressed to us when we finally do the one thing that is most important to someone with whom...

What keeps Christians from fulfilling the plans God has for them? Paul and Jenny Speed share three of the toughest hindrances that tend to...

When Keith Daniel accepted Christ at the age of twenty, his life was completely transformed. At the time of his conversion, the elderly,...

"Blessed assurance." "Heavenly peace." "Divinest comfort." Do you have these things present in your life? As a blind girl, Francis Jane...

Couples such as Chris and Anne often marry with long range vision already in place. The marriage however will still take time to grow....

"He walks with me and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own; and the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known."...

A short word of encouragement, for pastors, from a pastor . . . a pastor who felt that his work, his ministry, his church had become all...

Teaching all nations can be a daunting task! How did Jesus do it? He made disciples and He taught the multitudes ... but He also sought to...

Do you run the risk of becoming a modern day Capernaum?

In October 2017, Ron Hamilton presented a special sing-along session at Family Camp accompanied by his son-in-law and daughter, the Morgans...

God is a Father. His desire is to protect us from all evil. What's more, He is able. "The Lord will deliver me from every evil work ..." (...

Beware! Aimlessness does not mean that an arrow won't find a mark. The question is: Was it the mark, the one mark, God's high calling in...

How exciting to find out what God has put in our children's hearts! Uncertain, definitely.

The vivid family analogies brought out in Psalm 127 make excellent material for thought and application at whatever age your children may...

On occasion we forget to worship. We feel like a small candle in a vast dark room whose light is flickering, sputtering, about to go out....

We may be willing to die for freedom as Americans. But would we be willing to give up our lives for Christ? At first, dying to our will,...

Paul and Jenny Speed present a simple yet instructive message on five ways our enemy tries to render us ineffective in the use of our...

Keith Daniel, from South Africa, is an evangelist with the African Evangelistic Band. He experienced the life-transforming power of the...

"Snatch From the Fire" is the compelling life story of Christian chalk artist Esther Frye (1915-2011).

Gary Fraley continues his exhortation to the newly- or soon-to-be-married with a few words about children. Just as marriage is an...

From sweltering 120˚ copper mines in Arizona to frigid -20˚ weather in Mongolia, Mr. Warner recounts his testimony of God's faithfulness to...

The last time your son or daughter asked you a question, it probably wasn't at a convenient time for you to answer, was it? And the answer...

What is real evangelism? What does it look like when a Christian has a vision to really win souls? And what does a real convert look like?...

As a young person, it's easy to wonder, "What is the purpose God has for my life?" Do you have a Jacob-like tenacity to "not let go" unless...

God has put in the hearts of men to be noble instead of normal. Rather than withdrawing, we are called to be involved in the battles of the...

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36). When Lew Sterrett first heard these...

The church in Corinth was out of order. The church should have been exerting a powerful positive influence on the city. However, the...

With all the conveniences we enjoy here at home, it is easy to forget about spiritual warfare. The battle is taking place right now between...

Do you desire to be a Spirit-filled dad, able to discern the spiritual warfare going on in your family?

The combination of a tranquil faith and a well-paced determination are as essential to young men in the present day as they have always...

After covering the Explanation and Theory of the Apprenticeship Planning Guide in the last session, Richard Altman next presents an...

Rather than trying to do everything right, we as men need to identify whether or not we are doing the right thing in the first place. This...

Have you been classifying your circumstances as "good" or "bad" lately? For Keon Pendergast, his wife, and his four children, the...

Many and varied motives undergird the mission objectives of today's organizations, including Christian corporations, small businesses, and...

If graphic design is the visualization of ideas, what types of visuals would flow from the mind and heart of a Christian that knows God? Or...

A nobleman has to be of noble descent. His nobility comes from his birth, not his achievements. Rather than seeking affirmation, approval,...

Well, it's time to make a plan. Pick one of the five areas: Person, Provider, Partner, Parent, or Proclaimer and do the things God has led...

Rick Green shares an insightful summary of why Christians should become actively involved in American politics. Learn the blessings of a...

"It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching ..." (I Corinthians 1:21). So begins a fresh cascade of direct Scripture readings from...